Debian DSA-3748-1 : libcrypto++ - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 96105

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Gergely Gabor Nagy from Tresorit discovered that libcrypto++, a C++ cryptographic library, contained a bug in several ASN.1 parsing routines. This would allow an attacker to remotely cause a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the libcrypto++ packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.6.1-6+deb8u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96105

File Name: debian_DSA-3748.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/27/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libcrypto%2b%2b, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9939

DSA: 3748

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